Bin-measuring apparatus.



J.' s. DUKE. BIN -MEA'sUmNGAPPAMTUa APPLICATION FILED IIE-0.19, 1907.v 91 9, 139, Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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J. S. DUKE. BIN MEASURING AYPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED IDEO.19, 1907.

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Witness@ @Memup l J. S. DUKE. BIN MEASURING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.19, 1907.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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OF HIGO, TEXAS.

B IN-IVEE ASURTG APPARATUS Application filed December 19, 1997.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented April 20, 1909.

sensi no. 407,252.

To all wiz-0m 'it Imay concern.'

Be it known that l, JOSEPH S. DUKE, a citizen oi the United States, residing at llico, in the county of Hamilton, State oil Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lin-lileasuring A#ipparatus and l do hereby declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enahle others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malle and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to a n w and useful bin measuring and weigliiing device.

rlhe object oi' mv invention is to provide a measure and weighing device secured to a suitable 1ein or magazine i'rom which the commodity or merchandise may he drawn or emptied in predetermined quantities and my invention embodies certain other novel leatures as will be descrihed more i'ullj.' hereinalter.

ln the accom aanving drawings, l have shown in Figure l a side elevation partly in section ol a bin provided with my measuring device. Fig. 2 discloses a bottom view thereof. TFig. 3 shows an enlarged sectional view el' one oi' the measures as used in my invention. lr" d discloses a perspective view ot one ol the valves. liig. o shows an end view oi my hin measure. o shows a modiiication thereof. 7 shows a hottom vieuoi' the niodiiication, and 8 is an enlarged detail disclosing the method ot securing the interchangeable measures.

ln many places where a certain commodity or merchandise is sold in stated and given measures or quantities, it is highlj.'v desirable to have a device so that the commeditj-,fF ray be speedih,T and accurately measured out. ln the retail sale oi potatoes for instance in grocery stores, the retail sale el coal in small quantities and in the sale oll grains and other lille commodities in given measures such as a peck or 1nushel measure, i'or instance, it is highlj,T desirable to have a measure which can be quiclrlj,T and eXpeditiouslj,T 4operated to weigh out and measure the commodity in the desired qu antity.

ln accomplishing the object of my invention, l use a suitable hin l' as shown in Fig. i which has an inclined bottom as is shown at l', a partition 2 dividing this bin into two compartments. rlhis bin is supported by means oi' the end legs 2, 2 and the intermediate supports or legs 3. From the bottom oil this loin, l project in opposite direc- I tions from the inclined bottoms l thereof, the two similar chutes e and 5. lfithin each chute, there is pivotallv mounted a suitable valve 7 which is projected in the portion 7 to form a counter balance so that these valves will be held at a suitable anglo v.r hin their respective chutes. ln dig. el l l i disclose an l enlarged perspective view olI one ot these i valve blades showing `connected thereto the i operatuig lever 8 terminating in a handle l5, this lever being provided with the hearing i? stems i7 held within suitahle oars e secured i to the under surl'ace ol' the chutes Ll and 5 to l properly hold these valves. llelow each i chute as shown in Fig. l is held an interi changeable measure as shown at e and l) carried by the scale beam l0, this scale beam i() i rocking upon the member 9 held between the intermediate supports 3 as disclosed. rihese measures are ol.y predetermined capaci and hold a pech, halll bushel, or bushel or an;` other desired quantity. The iront oi each measure is in the 'forni oiI a pivotalljr held panel d as shown in Fig. 3 secured upon a suitalile rod or pin i3 so that the iront portion oiI each measure ma).T be tilted outward from the bottom, and to l'acilitate a clean emptving oi` the measures prevent anjy clogging oi material between the door d and the bottoni of the measure, the meeting edges oil both thehottom and valve iront arebeveled edged as is shown at lll in Fig. A suitable spring leeper or latch 12 secured to the bottom ol' the measure to detachablj,v secure the valve iront oi each measure as disclosed.

New when it is desired to speedily? measure out potatoes grain or coal in given guantities, saj,T in pech quantities, two operators will use the machine as shown in l and the bins being iilled with the proper commodity and the measures t and l) hcing ol' proper capacitgi", the operators wi l grasp the handles oi' the levers 8 to tilt the alves '7 slightlj,T to permit an overflow ot' the conimodity within the same over the upper edge oix the valves, the material then passi through the chute and into the respective measures held below the chutes. is soon as one operator has his measure lull, he checks the suppl;T in forcing the valve into its original closed position so that the opposite operator can also adjust his valve to 'lill his measure in doing which both oiI the measui'es will iinaly evenly balance. Suitable receptacles are then properly placed below the measures when the latches or .keepers 12 are sprung to permit the valve front of the measures to open to empty the contents. The scale beam 10 will, of course, be properly tilted to fully empty both of the measures. In this way certain merchandise may be speedily and accurately measured out of the magazine or bin. There potatoes or other crushable commodities are used, l provide the chutes with a downwardly projecting stop shield 6 which does not extend clear to the bottom but divides the chute into two compartments a: and z to the rear of the valve 7. ln measuring potatoes, for instance, the potatoes will escape in one or two layers below the shield 6 and gravitate into the compartment from which they will escape. As soon as the desired quantity is in the measure the valves can be instantly thrown back and this is not done against the weight of all the potatoes within the chute,

but only practically against those within the compartment :t .which as this valve reccdes crowds the potatoes upward in the forward chute compartment x without bruising, crushing or otherwise mutilating them. From this it will also be seen that the weight of all the potatoes within the chute is not against the valve 7 so that this valve can be held in a nicelyT balanced condition which is accomplished by means of the lower counterbalancing portion 7.

As far as described, it will be noticed that the device is vduplex in operation in that two operators can simultaneously use the same. ln the modification shown in Fig. 6, however, show but one chute 2l and one valve 22 emptying into the measure 27 held upon the scale beam 26 which is provided with a counterpoise 28 held upon the scale beam 30 so that any desired quantity may be weighed within the measure 27. rl`his measure 27 is of course also of a given capacity and when "led with a certain commodity' as potatoes for instance would be made to balance evenly with the counterpoise 28.

ln order that the measures of various capacities may be interchangeably secured to the scale beam 10, this scale beam at its end is forked as at 2l, as is shown in Fig. S, while the bottom of the measure is provided with suitable ears 20, the forward ears being provided with set screws 23 to secure the measures to the forked end of the scale beam.

The device is simple of construction and ing downward to form a counterbalance, an

operating arm extending from each valve, a scale beam, and a measure secured to each end of said scale beam, there being one measure below each chute.

2. ln a measuring apparatus of the class described, the con'ibination with a bin, of two chutes extending therefro .i in opposite directions, a valve pivotally mounted within each chute having its lower portion project ing downward to form a counterbaiance, an operating arm extending from each valve, scale beam, a m asure secured to each end ci' said scale beam, there being one measure below each chute, and a latch-held valve within each measure, all arranged for the purpose set forth.

3. in a measuring apparatus of the class described, the corniination with a bin, of a chute extending from said bin in a downwardly direction, a valve pivotally held within said Chute having its lower por on projecting downward form a counteroalance, an operating arm extending from said valve, a pivotally h vld scale beam, a measure secured to one end of said scale beam, said measure being below said chute, and a latch held valve within said measure, all arranged as set forth.

in testimony whereof, l :i my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH S. DUKE.

ll'vitnesses FULLUs A. immane, Jr., rl. S. Bran. 

